The Mets plan to call up Lucchesi from Triple-A Syracuse to start Friday's game in San Francisco, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Friday will mark Lucchesi's first major-league appearance since June 2021, when he underwent Tommy John surgery. He returned to action in the minors for the tail end of the 2022 campaign and has been solid through three turns in the Triple-A rotation this season, recording a 2.30 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 15 strikeouts across 15.2 innings. With all of Justin Verlander (shoulder), Carlos Carrasco (elbow), Jose Quintana (ribs) and Elieser Hernandez (shoulder) on the injured list, Lucchesi could be in store for multiple turns through the big-league rotation.